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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 10 | Issue 3

In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 13 October to 17 October 2025

SCO Team

20th Oct 2025

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A tale of a transfer

For the first time, the Collegium has publicly acknowledged that it revisited—and changed—its decision at the Government’s request

cadets

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In defence of a minuscule minority: Supreme Court on disabled cadets

While the Court has chosen patience over pressure for now, it has nudged the Union Government to accept the amicus’s comprehensive proposals

Juvenile Justice

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A law that transcends time: SC’s retrospective application of the Juvenile Justice Act

The Court’s move to protect minors accused before juvenile laws took effect upholds the principle of rehabilitation in criminal law

firecrackers

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Delhi Pollution Crisis | SC allows limited sale and use of green firecrackers in NCR from 18-21 Oct

The Court directed the authorities to monitor the AQI, water sampling and police patrolling to prevent any violations

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Reservations in Principal District Judge post | Constitution Bench to begin arguments on 28 October

The Court will examine inter-seniority and promotion bottlenecks in the Higher Judicial Service, limiting Civil Judges’ advancement

Karur Stampede Supreme Court CBI investigation

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Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Karur stampede, constitutes retired judge-led Oversight Panel

The Court held that the incident which has shaken the national conscience, deserves fair and impartial investigation

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From the editor's desk

The differential levels of scrutiny the Court applies to studies on caste vis-a-vis economic backwardness may have deep and abiding implications for how affirmative action policies are crafted in the future, and is especially prescient in a situation where challenges to EWS reservations remain pending.
Can the Supreme Court Provide Reservations for Orphans?

With the petition seeking orphans to be identified as a backward class, are we moving away from a caste centric definition of backwardness.

Part I—The Mandal and Sinho Commissions: A Study in Contrasts

There is a marked difference in the methodology employed by the Mandal and Major Sinho Commissions in studying backwardness.

SC Offers Hope for OBC Reservations in Maharashtra Municipal Elections

The Maharashtra government was directed to submit data justifying its OBC reservation policy to the State Commission for Backward Castes.

Medical Students Relieved as SC Issues Order in PG NEET Case

DESK BRIEF: The SC issued an Order allowing the Union to immediately commence counselling for admissions to postgraduate medical programmes.